'127 Hours' arm nausea: Miss

Chuck Zlotnick / Fox Searchlight

There's a reason people hide during horror movies. So, why were so many people who, we must assume, have a history of being squeamish actually watching when James Franco's character Aron Ralston severs his own arm in director Danny Boyle's drama? Those who fainted after watching "127 Hours" have no one to blame but themselves.

There's a reason people hide during horror movies. So, why were so many people who, we must assume, have a history of being squeamish actually watching when James Franco's character Aron Ralston severs his own arm in director Danny Boyle's drama? Those who fainted after watching "127 Hours" have no one to blame but themselves. (Chuck Zlotnick / Fox Searchlight)

There's a reason people hide during horror movies. So, why were so many people who, we must assume, have a history of being squeamish actually watching when James Franco's character Aron Ralston severs his own arm in director Danny Boyle's drama? Those who fainted after watching "127 Hours" have no one to blame but themselves.